Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gruhlkey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gruhlkey and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gruhlkey

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Gruhlkey:
  • 35.265334, -102.744103
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Gruhlkey

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Oldham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oldham County
  • Since Gruhlkey is near Deaf Smith County and also Quay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Deaf Smith County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Quay County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Gruhlkey

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gruhlkey ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Allen ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen is located in Quay County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Bard
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Bard is located in Quay County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
• Corner Windmill
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Corner Windmill is located in Oldham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Windmill
• Everett
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Everett is located in Oldham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
• Ford
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ford is located in Deaf Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
• Knoblaw
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Knoblaw is located in Oldham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoblaw
• Partwood Crossing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Partwood Crossing is located in Oldham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partwood Crossing
• Rain Place
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Rain Place is located in Quay County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Place
• Strip Crossing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Strip Crossing is located in Oldham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strip Crossing

How Far From Gruhlkey to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gruhlkey to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gruhlkey and extending to:

• Vega, which is the Seat of Oldham County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Gruhlkey to Vega, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 450 miles [724.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,811 miles [12,570.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,711 miles [9,191 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'